Biology and significance of alpha‐fetoprotein in hepatocellular carcinoma

PR Galle, F Foerster, M Kudo, SL Chan… - Liver …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common causes of cancer‐related
deaths globally due, in part, to the majority of patients being diagnosed with intermediate or …

Treatment of intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma

A Forner, M Gilabert, J Bruix, JL Raoul - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2014 - nature.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)—closely associated with liver cirrhosis and, in fact, the
main cause of death in patients with such disease—is now recognized as one of the most …

Prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: assessment of eleven staging systems

PH Liu, CY Hsu, CY Hsia, YH Lee, CW Su… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Multiple staging systems have been proposed for hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC). However there is no consensus regarding which system provides the best …

Prognostic nomograms for prediction of recurrence and survival after curative liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma

JH Shim, MJ Jun, S Han, YJ Lee, SG Lee… - Annals of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To develop clinical predictive nomograms generating per-patient numerical
probabilities of postoperative recurrence-free and overall survival at specific times …

[HTML][HTML] Staging systems for hepatocellular carcinoma: Current status and future perspectives

A Kinoshita, H Onoda, N Fushiya, K Koike… - World journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major health concern worldwide and the third cause of
cancer-related death. Despite advances in treatment as well as careful surveillance …

Surgical resection versus radiofrequency ablation for single hepatocellular carcinoma≤ 2 cm in a propensity score model

PH Liu, CY Hsu, CY Hsia, YH Lee, YH Huang… - Annals of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of surgical resection (SR) and radiofrequency ablation
(RFA) for single hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) 2 cm or less. Background: The optimal …

[PDF][PDF] Performance status in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: determinants, prognostic impact, and ability to improve the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer system

CY Hsu, YH Lee, CY Hsia, YH Huang, CW Su… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Performance status is included in the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) system for
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Few studies specifically evaluated the role of performance …

A novel and validated prognostic index in hepatocellular carcinoma: the inflammation based index (IBI)

DJ Pinato, J Stebbing, M Ishizuka, SA Khan… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Outcome prediction is uniquely different in hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) as the progressive functional impairment of the liver impacts patient …

[HTML][HTML] New advances in hepatocellular carcinoma

S Pascual, I Herrera, J Irurzun - World journal of hepatology, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the leading cause of deaths in cirrhotic patients and the
third cause of cancer related deaths. Most HCC are associated with well known underlying …

Hepatocellular carcinoma: nomograms based on the albumin-bilirubin grade to assess the outcomes of radiofrequency ablation

WY Kao, CW Su, YY Chiou, NC Chiu, CA Liu, KC Fang… - Radiology, 2017 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To construct a nomogram with the albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) grade to assess the long-
term outcomes of patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after …